How do i get rid of religious people?

[SWK]

I made my nation an atheist nation so i could live out the fantasy of a country not overrun by nut jobs, but despite religion theoretically being ILLEGAL, the religious faction is HUGE. Am i supposed to be building churches? Atheist churches to convert the damn religious people to atheism? Because if so, that seems pretty counter intuitive.

[Bob]

Try killing them off.

[Doh]

try smear campaign edict ? killing off faction members.. banishing them . I haven't tried to play a religion free game yet. Might just try it !

[HazardHawk]

You do realize Atheism is a religion? Agnostic is where no one cares about religion...

[Bob]

Originally posted by hazardhawk:

You do realize Athiesim is a religion?

I didn't realize that. Please fill in the blanks.

[Jaytee]

Originally posted by hazardhawk:

You do realize Atheism is a religion? Agnostic is where no one cares about religion...

No it is not. It's a lack of belief in any deity. Atheists dispise religion. It's only religious people who say it's a religion.

[Masari]

Originally posted by SWK:

I made my nation an atheist nation so i could live out the fantasy of a country not overrun by nut jobs, but despite religion theoretically being ILLEGAL, the religious faction is HUGE. Am i supposed to be building churches? Atheist churches to convert the damn religious people to atheism? Because if so, that seems pretty counter intuitive.

Is this what athiesm has become these days. Where we can't stand people being thiest anymore? SMH.

[jollibee]

Most athiests have a faith in darwinism, so that might be there religion.

[Bob]

Is it true that atheists are created by monkeys?.

[Daniel Mtanous - USA - INACTIVE]

The definition of what a religion is and the concept your think of what religion is are two different things.

[Bob]

Originally posted by DanielUSA:

The definition of what a religion is and the concept your think of what religion is are two different things.

Please explain.

[Matra]

Originally posted by Mukhmas:

Most athiests have a faith in darwinism, so that might be there religion.

Agreeing with the factual evidence that natural selection and evolution take place, as Darwin proposed, is not "having faith in Darwinism". Faith requires a belief without evidence, compared to the overwhelming and irrefutable (in a scientiifc context, ignoring the "NUH-UH I DON'T BELIEVE IT" aspect of popular debate) evidence of evolution throughout the natural world, present and past.


Regarding OP, I have the same issue. Set Atheist state, and Religious was often the largest voting bloc. It improved somewhat in the Modern Era, however I think without a concerted effort of Smear Campaigns, Discrediting leaders, and Social Engineering, you will not get that percentage down. Likely the constitutional principle is broken, along with a lot of other mechanics.

[SWK]

I am enjoying the fact that me playing a militant atheist in this game kicked off this discussion. Also i am enjoying killing the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ out of these religious people.

[A Magnet]

Sweet mother of ♥♥♥♥. Okay gents, here's what an atheist is: It's someone that thinks there probably aren't any gods.

That's it. Some atheists don't care about religion, some atheists actively hate on it, some of them think religions have cultural value. The only thing they have in common is a belief that gods probably don't exist.

Theoretically, an atheist wouldn't even have to recognize evolution. Yeah, it'd be stupid, just as it's stupid for anyone else not to recognize that particular bit of reality, but there's no philosophical reason that would force them to recognize its the theory of evolution's validity.


Anyway, as for the OP's question, I had the same issue. Decided to turn on atheist state just for kicks. While the amendment is worded like the religious faction has to leave, in reality, the description of what it does is accurate: You get 10% more research points, and the religious faction isn't happy about it. That's pretty much it. I still build churches because of the increased housing quality, but that extra research is nice.

[Not a Narc]

Back in Tropico 4 the religous faction was always at 0% Happiness and Respect, Tropico 5 remains the same, I dont have enough tanks to get em all though.

[Bob]

What if everyone is wrong, and that we were sent here on a spaceship by aliens?